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Gentoo Linux: GLSA-202305-09 Critical: OpenSSL Security Flaw Detected

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Calendar Grey June 15, 2014
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Verified users may activate a vulnerability in FreeRADIUS leading to unauthorized code execution or service interruption on Gentoo.
A vulnerability in FreeRADIUS can lead to arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service by authenticated users.

Summary

Large passwords can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in FreeRADIUS's rlm_pap module when authenticating against an LDAP server.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity arbitrary code execution DoS threat Gentoo Linux FreeRADIUS

Resolution

All FreeRADIUS users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/freeradius-2.2.5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2015 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2015

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201406-12
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: FreeRADIUS: Arbitrary code execution
Date: June 15, 2014
Bugs: #501754
ID: 201406-12

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity arbitrary code execution DoS threat Gentoo Linux FreeRADIUS

Synopsis

A vulnerability in FreeRADIUS can lead to arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service by authenticated users.

Background

FreeRADIUS is an open source RADIUS authentication server.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dialup/freeradius < 2.2.5 >= 2.2.5

Impact

===== An authenticated user could set a specially crafted long password, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.